Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Saccopteryx	Eidolon
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.